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A piece of lead has the shape of a hockey puck, with a
Chapter 15, Problem 49P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 49P
A piece of lead has the shape of a hockey puck, with a diameter of 7.5 cm and a height of 2.5 cm. If the puck is placed in a mercury bath, it floats. How deep below the surface of the mercury is the bottom of the lead puck?
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QUESTION:
Problem 49P
A piece of lead has the shape of a hockey puck, with a diameter of 7.5 cm and a height of 2.5 cm. If the puck is placed in a mercury bath, it floats. How deep below the surface of the mercury is the bottom of the lead puck?
ANSWER:
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In the given problem, where the piece of lead with diameter and height is placed inside a mercury bath and it floats. Here we need to calculate how deep the lead is immersed inside the mercury.
Density of lead is taken to be and density of mercury .